


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
320 FZUS61 KCLE 060137 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 937 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025 For waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on Lake Erie Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum. .SYNOPSIS... A ridge averaging 30.10 inches moves slowly southeastward from the Lake Erie region through Sunday. During Sunday night through Monday night, a cold front will drift southeastward across Lake Erie. This front should then waver in a north-south manner between Lake Erie and the Upper and Mid Ohio Valley through this Thursday as weak lows move generally eastward along the front. Simultaneously, a ridge averaging 30.10 inches will build in to the north in Northern Ontario. LEZ162-163-060815- Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM offshoreline to US-Canadian border- Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 937 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025 .OVERNIGHT...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers likely in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>167-060815- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 937 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves around 1 foot. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-060815- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Geneva-on-the- Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 937 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves around 1 foot. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-060815- MAFOR 0603/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11400 11500 12510 13500 11510. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday evening. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12400 12410 14500. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday evening. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 13400 11410 11500 11600 11500 11400. Waves 2 feet or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday. Waves 2 feet or less Sunday evening. $$